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7-Step Engineering Sequence

Enterprise AI Engineering Methodology

Esaholic executes a strict 7-step engineering sequence to build, validate, and deploy production artificial intelligence systems. Sequence carries information: skipping architecture or security hardening leads to production hallucination, cost overruns, and compliance failures.

Sequential Delivery Framework

7 Numbered Phases
Duration: 1 - 2 Weeks

Define performance SLAs, data boundaries, model selection, and security requirements before writing code.

Duration: 2 - 3 Weeks

Build layout-aware OCR parsers, chunking strategies, and HNSW vector index pipelines.

Duration: 2 - 4 Weeks

Evaluate open-weights models versus proprietary APIs and execute LoRA fine-tuning for domain jargon.

Duration: 3 - 5 Weeks

Build LangGraph state machines, MCP server connectors, and Human-in-the-Loop authorization gates.

Duration: 1 - 2 Weeks

Deploy NeMo Guardrails, zero data retention API endpoints, and dual-LLM prompt injection classifiers.

Duration: 1 - 2 Weeks

Tune vLLM PagedAttention KV cache, AWQ quantization, and semantic response caching.

Duration: Ongoing / 1 Week

Deploy Kubernetes microservices, Prometheus telemetry, and automated regression evaluations.

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